Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Standalone

JSLTIGER · 03-18-08, 12:31 PM

I probably will when I get a chance.

Wolfehunter · 03-18-08, 12:53 PM

Well I'm going to give it a try... If you guys don't hear from me in the next few days then my systems is on the fritz.

Lol I better backup everything first just incase!

Jimbuna · 03-18-08, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Well I'm going to give it a try... If you guys don't hear from me in the next few days then my systems is on the fritz.

Lol I better backup everything first just incase!

If it turns out fine. I'll grab it for my daughters laptop.

Good luck and thanks for the heads up kiwi.....and better luck in Napier

Wolfehunter · 03-18-08, 01:38 PM

See you soon!

Sea Demon · 03-18-08, 02:30 PM

Can't wait to hear how this goes.

Jimbuna · 03-18-08, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon

Can't wait to hear how this goes.

I should imagine Wolfehunter does as well

seafarer · 03-18-08, 03:18 PM

I'm installing it right now, via software update (only a 66.7MB download via SU). It is on stage 1 of 3, which is odd since it is after the first restart, so the "downloading" part and "installing" part from SU in IE doesn't count as a stage, I guess.

P.S. prior to the first restart, SU said that it could take up to an hour to install SP1, and that the computer would need to be restarted "several times".

kiwi_2005 · 03-18-08, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Well I'm going to give it a try... If you guys don't hear from me in the next few days then my systems is on the fritz.

Lol I better backup everything first just incase!

If it turns out fine. I'll grab it for my daughters laptop.

Good luck and thanks for the heads up kiwi.....and better luck in Napier

Napier, what do you mean:hmm: Hmm someones probably thrashed us in some Sport

Hellcat · 03-18-08, 09:16 PM

Worked fine here for Vista 64 bit Premium, was downloaded and installed in under half an hour. No substantial improvment in 3d marks something like 0.003% +

Have two more systems I built for others (one 32 bit and another 64 bit) to try out, hopefully they go as smooth as my rig.

Jimbuna · 03-19-08, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Well I'm going to give it a try... If you guys don't hear from me in the next few days then my systems is on the fritz.

Lol I better backup everything first just incase!

If it turns out fine. I'll grab it for my daughters laptop.

Good luck and thanks for the heads up kiwi.....and better luck in Napier

Napier, what do you mean:hmm: Hmm someones probably thrashed us in some Sport

Test Match Cricket mate, tis 1-1 with the deciding test in Napier to decide who wins the series.
It's not often we win

Monica Lewinsky · 03-19-08, 04:17 AM

STATUS REPORT UPDATE:

Vista Service Pack 1 took more than 2 hours to install on a laptop!#@! Things seem smoother, copying/pasting big files to another PC is faster, but I would not call it a huge improvement, better? Yes. Super Duper Fast? No. Things are very stable, no problems what so ever.

Only thing that has me laughing is Microsoft itself. I looked at the backup status on my Windows Home Server. My two non-Vista SP1 machines show the Operating System as Windows Vista Home Premium Edition. Looked at the backup of the laptop after the Service Pack 1 upgrade and it advises a new operating system called "Windows Server Longhorn Home Premium Edition". WTF?

Also, there is a column called "Description" for our 3 machines. It has always been blank since 10-22-07 the day that I installed the Windows Home Server. Now after the Vista SP1 upgrade, it says "Vista Home Premium" in the Desciption field. I guess the MS Vista Team and the MS Server Team don't talk to each other too often on what each other is doing.

Wolfehunter · 03-19-08, 02:14 PM

Update. Ok I tested a few games.

2 of my favorite are

SH3 w/GWX 2.0
and
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. w/OL 1.32

In GWX 2.0 I found a small improvement leaving port. SMALL. Not soo choppy. Even in the bad weather the game seem to run much better than before.
Added mods ontop of GWX were as follows.

GWX Contact Colors
GWX Enhanced Damage Effects
Racerboy_VIIC_exhaust
We shall Never Surrender
GWX 16km Atmosphere
SH4 16k Atmosphere for GWX (+More Reflect, +Less Murky)
My skins for VIIC

Here some photos.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ter/Shots2.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ter/Shots1.jpg

In stalker a more graphic intensive game. I pushed my system till it CTD's but it didn't this time. If your not familiar with this game don't worry about it just enjoy the graphics.

My STALKER is seriously modifed. Using Patch 1.0006 US with OL 1.32 (Oblivion Lost) Normally the game would randomly show that blasted Graphic crash and recovery or nvlddmkm message. This time it doesn't show and no CTD's which surrprised me.

Added mods over OL are as follows,

Acoustic metal stalker minimod 1.1
cigarettes hightextures
Cola wars pack hightextures
food pack hightextures
Stalker Music Mod
Vodka Pack hightextures

Heres some simple photos,

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...7-30_l01_e.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...9-39_l01_e.jpg

I've played many other games including Neverwinters Night 2 w/expansions, Witcher, Battle Field 2142 w/expansions and X3 Reunion w/expansions all heavily modified.

With Vista's past dogma I can understand why everybody wanted XP. At the moment VISTA plus SP1 I feel there is a change comming. All my games were far more stable and smoother aswell as CTD free. Out of ten I give VISTA SP 1 6.5 were I had VISTA alone at 3.5. It don't want to give VISTA too much credit because its still too early with its major patch fix.

I hope this help you guys make a good decision. I suggest you get the SP. Remember back up your important files!

Good hunting all!

WH

kiwi_2005 · 03-19-08, 07:37 PM

Good to know about the sp1

SH3/gwx with Vista should give you no problem apart from the installation issues i had but once up it ran great. SH4 no installation issues but werid glitches and MS trying to install its own nvidia drivers from the OS even though i had a working vista nvidia driver. Problem sorted out after the next nvidia update driver. But yeah other games ran weird at times.

Going to download sp1 update tonight

Monica Lewinsky · 03-19-08, 09:36 PM

An update and checking in:

Installed SP-1 for Vista on gaming rig. Total upgrade time took around 45 minutes give or take a minute or two vs. my laptop at 2+ hours.

No problems what so ever.

Laptop on Vista SP1 with SH3 with GWX 2.0 - No Problems -Vista based - game runs just fine.

SH4 runs just fine on main gaming rig - Vista basedi wth Vista SP-1!

Jimbuna · 03-20-08, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monica Lewinsky

An update and checking in:

Installed SP-1 for Vista on gaming rig. Total upgrade time took around 45 minutes give or take a minute or two vs. my laptop at 2+ hours.

No problems what so ever.

Laptop on Vista SP1 with SH3 with GWX 2.0 - No Problems -Vista based - game runs just fine.

SH4 runs just fine on main gaming rig - Vista basedi wth Vista SP-1!

Similarly.....SP1 installed without any problems/side effects.

daughter doesn't play SH3 or SH4

03-18-08, 12:31 PM	#1
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03-18-08, 12:53 PM	#2
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Well I'm going to give it a try... If you guys don't hear from me in the next few days then my systems is on the fritz. Lol I better backup everything first just incase! __________________

03-18-08, 01:38 PM	#4
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	See you soon! __________________

03-18-08, 03:18 PM	#7
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm installing it right now, via software update (only a 66.7MB download via SU). It is on stage 1 of 3, which is odd since it is after the first restart, so the "downloading" part and "installing" part from SU in IE doesn't count as a stage, I guess. P.S. prior to the first restart, SU said that it could take up to an hour to install SP1, and that the computer would need to be restarted "several times". __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

03-18-08, 09:16 PM	#9
Hellcat Ensign Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Worked fine here for Vista 64 bit Premium, was downloaded and installed in under half an hour. No substantial improvment in 3d marks something like 0.003% + Have two more systems I built for others (one 32 bit and another 64 bit) to try out, hopefully they go as smooth as my rig. __________________ "readiness is only accomplished when the need for it is over"

03-18-08, 02:30 PM	#5
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Can't wait to hear how this goes.

03-19-08, 04:17 AM	#11
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	STATUS REPORT UPDATE: Vista Service Pack 1 took more than 2 hours to install on a laptop!#@! Things seem smoother, copying/pasting big files to another PC is faster, but I would not call it a huge improvement, better? Yes. Super Duper Fast? No. Things are very stable, no problems what so ever. Only thing that has me laughing is Microsoft itself. I looked at the backup status on my Windows Home Server. My two non-Vista SP1 machines show the Operating System as Windows Vista Home Premium Edition. Looked at the backup of the laptop after the Service Pack 1 upgrade and it advises a new operating system called "Windows Server Longhorn Home Premium Edition". WTF? Also, there is a column called "Description" for our 3 machines. It has always been blank since 10-22-07 the day that I installed the Windows Home Server. Now after the Vista SP1 upgrade, it says "Vista Home Premium" in the Desciption field. I guess the MS Vista Team and the MS Server Team don't talk to each other too often on what each other is doing. __________________ Sink them all!

03-19-08, 02:14 PM	#12
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Update. Ok I tested a few games. 2 of my favorite are SH3 w/GWX 2.0 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. w/OL 1.32 In GWX 2.0 I found a small improvement leaving port. SMALL. Not soo choppy. Even in the bad weather the game seem to run much better than before. Added mods ontop of GWX were as follows. GWX Contact Colors GWX Enhanced Damage Effects Racerboy_VIIC_exhaust We shall Never Surrender GWX 16km Atmosphere SH4 16k Atmosphere for GWX (+More Reflect, +Less Murky) My skins for VIIC Here some photos. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ter/Shots2.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ter/Shots1.jpg In stalker a more graphic intensive game. I pushed my system till it CTD's but it didn't this time. If your not familiar with this game don't worry about it just enjoy the graphics. My STALKER is seriously modifed. Using Patch 1.0006 US with OL 1.32 (Oblivion Lost) Normally the game would randomly show that blasted Graphic crash and recovery or nvlddmkm message. This time it doesn't show and no CTD's which surrprised me. Added mods over OL are as follows, Acoustic metal stalker minimod 1.1 cigarettes hightextures Cola wars pack hightextures food pack hightextures Stalker Music Mod Vodka Pack hightextures Heres some simple photos, http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...7-30_l01_e.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...9-39_l01_e.jpg I've played many other games including Neverwinters Night 2 w/expansions, Witcher, Battle Field 2142 w/expansions and X3 Reunion w/expansions all heavily modified. With Vista's past dogma I can understand why everybody wanted XP. At the moment VISTA plus SP1 I feel there is a change comming. All my games were far more stable and smoother aswell as CTD free. Out of ten I give VISTA SP 1 6.5 were I had VISTA alone at 3.5. It don't want to give VISTA too much credit because its still too early with its major patch fix. I hope this help you guys make a good decision. I suggest you get the SP. Remember back up your important files! Good hunting all! WH __________________

03-19-08, 07:37 PM	#13
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Good to know about the sp1 SH3/gwx with Vista should give you no problem apart from the installation issues i had but once up it ran great. SH4 no installation issues but werid glitches and MS trying to install its own nvidia drivers from the OS even though i had a working vista nvidia driver. Problem sorted out after the next nvidia update driver. But yeah other games ran weird at times. Going to download sp1 update tonight __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

03-19-08, 09:36 PM	#14
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	An update and checking in: Installed SP-1 for Vista on gaming rig. Total upgrade time took around 45 minutes give or take a minute or two vs. my laptop at 2+ hours. No problems what so ever. Laptop on Vista SP1 with SH3 with GWX 2.0 - No Problems -Vista based - game runs just fine. SH4 runs just fine on main gaming rig - Vista basedi wth Vista SP-1! __________________ Sink them all!